Daweh Congo was sought out in 2001 I believe but his 'asking price' made Apple Gabriel's monetary demands look like chump change. I don't know about Ghetto Priest, but he's one artist I've always liked and his being based in England does make it easier in some ways. Has Ghetto Priest ever played out this way....?

Quote.....even Daniel says above that these 70s roots acts are now forced to small venues like 19th & Broadway, New Parish, etc. Do you think these venues could handle a Chronixx show? It would be sold out in 5 minutes.
This is very interesting considering another thread on this phorum. Chronixx IS playing at NEW PARISH this Sunday, and tickets ARE available right now.....

You are correct GlobalMeds. In my haste to list artists that were NEW to the area, I forgot about the FRESH limiter that I had typed just prior to that. Although the 'elders' that I listed are certainly not FRESH, they were NEW to the area when they first appeared.
Things have changed post-911 regarding immigration, and that has had a HUGE impact on the ability to bring new faces to the sta

Roots: Your opinions don't bother me in the least. I always appreciate receiving input as to who people want to see and why.
This festival has been going on for more than 2 decades. Lee 'scratch' Perry was the Headliner in 2001. I remember being on the top of the (original) Valley Stage and hearing him belt out "I'm 65 years old and my cock it still stands" like it was yesterday

QuotePlease bring one new, fresh artist...
When was the last time you saw Pentateuch out here?
When was the last time you saw Hempress Sativa out here?
When was the last time you saw No-Maddz out here?
When was the last time you saw Jesse Royal out here?
When was the last time you saw Nattali Rize & Notis out here?
When was the last time you saw Ras Muhamad out here?
These are ALL

QuoteOne day I'd love to see a festival do a V.I. showcase.
You're a little late to the show seeing as how SNWMF featured a "St. Croix Roots Eruption" with:
Bambu Station
Batch
Ras Attitude
Army
Pressure &
Iba
10 years ago....!

QuoteWhat modern artists can headline reggae festivals these days?
Forgetting about "modern", what reggae artists PERIOD are truly headliners these days? To me, a "headliner" is someone that can bring people in by the thousands, not hundreds. If you exclude the Cali reggae types (Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, SOJA, etc), I can count the non-Marley reggae headliner

@Jah Mike and Jahsiah
To me, Third World has never been the same since Carrot left the band in the late 80s. I loved Third World even before Bunny took over as lead singer, though he was special in his own right. I saw Third World in the beginning of last year, when AJ Brown was still getting to know the band but must say, he sounded SPOT ON like bunny. As a certain band would say THE SPIRIT